St Louis Cardinals 13-15 fifth in the NL Central vs Detroit Tigers 16-12 second in the AL Central
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St. Louis Cardinals (13-15, fifth in the NL Central) vs. Detroit Tigers (16-12, second in the AL Central)
Detroit; Tuesday, 3:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Kyle Gibson (2-2, 4.35 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 20 strikeouts); Tigers: Jack Flaherty (0-1, 4.91 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 36 strikeouts)
: LINE Tigers -114, Cardinals -104; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers host the St. Louis Cardinals to open a three-game series.
Detroit is 16-12 overall and 6-8 in home games. The Tigers have gone 8-4 in games decided by one run.
St. Louis has a 13-15 record overall and an 8-8 record in road games. The Cardinals are 6-1 in games when they out-hit their opponents.
The teams meet Tuesday for the first time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Riley Greene ranks second on the Tigers with 10 extra base hits (four doubles, a triple and five home runs). Mark Canha is 13-for-35 with three doubles, two home runs and seven RBI over the last 10 games.
Brendan Donovan has six doubles, a triple, two home runs and 14 RBI while hitting .229 for the Cardinals. Willson Contreras is 10-for-34 with four doubles and two home runs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 6-4, .242 batting average, 3.48 ERA, outscored opponents by five runs
Cardinals: 4-6, .196 batting average, 4.34 ERA, outscored by 17 runs
INJURIES: Tigers: Javier Baez: day-to-day (undisclosed), Carson Kelly: day-to-day (rib), Gio Urshela: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Sawyer Gipson-Long: 60-Day IL (groin), Andy Ibanez: 10-Day IL (hamstring)
Cardinals: Matt Carpenter: 10-Day IL (oblique), Riley O'Brien: 15-Day IL (forearm), Keynan Middleton: 15-Day IL (forearm), Drew Rom: 15-Day IL (biceps), Dylan Carlson: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Tommy Edman: 10-Day IL (wrist)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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